White-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma)

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Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Lymantriidae
Genus: Orgyia
Species: leucostigma
Profile:
No positives
No neutrals
1 negative

Regional...
This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Jacksonville, Florida
Oakland, Maryland
Belleville, Michigan
Marietta, Mississippi
Glouster, Ohio
Beaumont, Texas

Member Notes:

Rating Author Comment

Negative DiOhio On Feb 3, 2007, DiOhio from Corning, OH
(Zone 6a) wrote:
Host Plants: Larva feeds on over 140 known hosts, including alder, apple, balsam, fir, birches, larch and sumac.

>>>>It's sometimes a pest on Christmas tree plantations northward.
By Floridian
By DiOhio
By LadyAshleyR
By LadyAshleyR
By EROCTUSE2
By EROCTUSE2
By antsinmypants

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